Cromwell Police and Fire staff have this afternoon been assisting residents at two addresses in the town, where house roofs were lifted by a twister at about 3pm.
The twister formed in the vicinity of the Cromwell Golf Course. It moved across Nepusultra Street, through a reserve and across a number of addresses between Horace and Ortive Streets before dissipating.
A house in Ortive Street and one in Horace St had roofing iron and tiles lifted off during the event.
A clothes line was also blown over and a large tree uprooted.
One female resident took refuge with her two young daughters in the bathroom until the twister passed.
No one was injured during the event which lasted a few minutes.
Cromwell Police and the Fire Service have assisted residents at the two addresses to weather proof their properties and prevent further damage.
Police have received no further reports of damage in the Cromwell area.
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Released by Sgt Simon Paget, Cromwell Police